The Malaysian Association of Hotels says the tourism and hotels industry have been left out by the Permai economic stimulus package announced by the prime minister today. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 18, 2021.
PUTRAJAYA’S latest economic stimulus package has little to offer the battered tourism and hotel industry, which is still trying to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdowns, said Yap Lip Seng. The Malaysian Association of Hotels chief executive director said that a higher wage subsidy programme is much needed to keep hotels and tourism business afloat, without which more will be forced to retrench.
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